Reflection 11

Education is a process of man trying to prevent more problems or present a soloution for a problem they already have. Without history there would be no education and without education there would be progress. Everything has a cause and an effect and if we do not know the cause we will always be helpless. Socrates sought out the idea of an answer elsewhere than the gods, which had a major effect on his society.
In Ancient Greek people realied solely on the gods for everything. They had so much faith in the gods that they feared their lives. They realied on "spiritual leaders" (priests) to guide them on the right path or rightous life. relying on destiny and measuring success based on the gods points of view, if a person was successful they were successful because the gods ordained it. If they failed it was the gods wishes that they be a failure and never question why, however Socrates dared to think other wise. He changled those who had never been changled before he was considered radical in his views and percieved as a threat to the leaders at that time. So in an effort to abolish this frame of mind and keep it from spreading to the youth they prosuacuted him and sentenced him to death. Even then he didnt abondon his views or flee like a discouraged rebel with no solid belief in a cause, he willingly drunk the posion that ended his life because he believe in democracy and proved it the day he died.
To be a man accused of destruction of the mind and belief of young men was irrational because he was making small steps into helping men make better lives for themselves. This provoked the thought of reasoning for man. The Impact of these ideas in the modern western civilization there have been alot of changes due to these ideas how man eats, practice religion, and preform their daily duties. Man walks around with less fear in their god which is a negative because it reflects less faith in a form, but man is more intelligent and more dependent than ever in history today. Its said that Socrates killed god because people stoped fearing god, but to the contrary people have realised that god has given us choices and the choices we make effect our lives. Religion is still very much alive in our society as part of our education and part of our every day life.